Saturday, April 17, 2021, 09:20 GMT+7
Forest rangers examine illegally-cut wood left at the scene of a deforestation case in Phu Yen Province, Vietnam, May 2020. Photo: Trieu Xuan / Tuoi Tre
Police in the south-central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen on Thursday started legal proceedings against five forest protection officials for their lack of responsibility and abusing positions and power while on duty, leading to serious consequences in a deforestation case last May.
Four of the officials have faced the accusation of showing their lack of responsibility and causing serious consequences, including Nguyen Van Thuan, 24, Cao Tan Khoi, 32, Nguyen Huu Toan, 36, and Huynh Kim Truc, 49.